Science &amp; Technology Content / Science &amp; Technology Content for ºÙºÙÊÓƵ en Transparent Worms with Glowing Proteins May Help Fertility Treatments /news/transparent-worms-glowing-proteins-may-help-fertility-treatments <p><span>The development of maternal egg cells is pivotal for survival – but also precarious. During meiosis, the DNA-containing chromosomes can easily be broken or lost, causing infertility, miscarriage or genetic disorders like Down syndrome. Scientists have struggled to study these crucial cellular events in humans and other mammals.</span></p> November 21, 2024 - 2:03pm Andy Fell /news/transparent-worms-glowing-proteins-may-help-fertility-treatments Making High-yielding Rice Affordable and Sustainable /news/making-high-yielding-rice-affordable-and-sustainable <p>Rice is a staple food crop for more than half the world’s population, but most farmers don’t grow high-yielding varieties because the seeds are too expensive. Researchers from the University of California’s Davis and Berkeley campuses have identified a potential solution: activating two genes in rice egg cells that trigger their development into embryos without the need for fertilization, which would efficiently create high-yielding clonal strains of rice and other crops.</p> November 20, 2024 - 10:53am Andy Fell /news/making-high-yielding-rice-affordable-and-sustainable Asthma May Place Children at Risk of Memory Difficulties, New Research Finds /news/asthma-may-place-children-risk-memory-difficulties-new-research-finds <p>Asthma is associated with memory difficulties in children, and early onset of asthma may exacerbate memory deficits, according to a new study from the University of California, Davis. The study, the first of its kind to connect asthma to memory deficits in children, was published in Nov. 5 in <a href="https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2825946">JAMA Network Open</a>.</p> November 12, 2024 - 2:41pm Andy Fell /news/asthma-may-place-children-risk-memory-difficulties-new-research-finds Assessing the Real Climate Costs of Manufacturing /news/assessing-real-climate-costs-manufacturing <p>Producing materials such as steel, plastics and cement in the United States alone inflicts $79 billion a year in climate-related damage around the world, according to a new study by engineers and economists at the University of California, Davis. Accounting for these costs in market prices could encourage progress toward climate-friendly alternatives.&nbsp;</p> October 24, 2024 - 11:42am Andy Fell /news/assessing-real-climate-costs-manufacturing Catalyzing Change: Engineering Enzymes to Meet Human Needs /student-researcher/news/catalyzing-change-engineering-enzymes-meet-human-needs Enzyme engineering is key to the future of human health. The Design2Data program teaches students to solve problems in the food, energy and health industries. October 01, 2024 - 9:05am Jocelyn C Anderson /student-researcher/news/catalyzing-change-engineering-enzymes-meet-human-needs ºÙºÙÊÓƵ to Launch Engineering Master’s Degree in Medical Device Development /news/uc-davis-launch-engineering-masters-degree-medical-device-development-0 <p><span lang="EN">The ºÙºÙÊÓƵ Department of Biomedical Engineering is launching a new nine-month master’s degree program in medical device development at Aggie Square, the expansive innovation district the university will open in Sacramento in 2025. The program combines hands-on training with entrepreneurial expertise that aims to fast-track careers in industry.&nbsp;</span></p> September 11, 2024 - 9:00am Bill Kisliuk /news/uc-davis-launch-engineering-masters-degree-medical-device-development-0 Half of Uber, Lyft Trips Replace More Sustainable Options /news/half-uber-lyft-trips-replace-more-sustainable-options More than 50% of ride-hailing trips taken by surveyed riders in California replaced more sustainable forms of transportation, found a ºÙºÙÊÓƵ study. August 28, 2024 - 9:00am Katherine E Kerlin /news/half-uber-lyft-trips-replace-more-sustainable-options LZ Experiment Sets New Record in Search for Dark Matter /curiosity/news/lz-experiment-sets-new-record-search-dark-matter <p dir="ltr"><span>Figuring out the nature of dark matter, the invisible substance that makes up most of the mass in our universe, is one of the greatest puzzles in physics. New results from the world’s most sensitive dark matter detector,&nbsp;</span><a href="https://lz.lbl.gov/"><span>LUX-ZEPLIN</span></a><span> (LZ), have narrowed down possibilities for one of the leading dark matter candidates: weakly interacting massive particles, or WIMPs.</span></p> August 26, 2024 - 3:43pm Andy Fell /curiosity/news/lz-experiment-sets-new-record-search-dark-matter New NSF Center for Pandemic Insights /health/news/new-nsf-center-pandemic-insights ºÙºÙÊÓƵ to lead NSF Center for Pandemic Insights with $18M in funding, blending expertise from across the U.S. and 4 ºÙºÙÊÓƵ powerhouse schools and colleges. August 22, 2024 - 8:00am Katherine E Kerlin /health/news/new-nsf-center-pandemic-insights Brain-Computer Interface Allows Man With ALS to ‘Speak’ /news/brain-computer-interface-allows-man-als-speak A brain-computer interface (BCI) developed by ºÙºÙÊÓƵ Health accurately translates brain signals into speech. The device implanted in the brain of a man with ALS is the most accurate system of its kind. August 14, 2024 - 3:23pm Andy Fell /news/brain-computer-interface-allows-man-als-speak